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bluestacks-2.exe

Sek

PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The file bluestacks-2.exe, “Sek Setup ” by PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
Betuhe   (signed by PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Sek

Description:
Sek Setup

MD5:
4ade5d135719010d4bbbcac5bedca1c7

SHA-1:
8d948f9b5aa55811e5c2aaa52916b24d269c7f62

SHA-256:
4469e42b300f79ff5e07ec1a8a4f05ac8af5212c241819a456e306d58abe9d4d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 1:42:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.16.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,119,776 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.4

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\bluestacks-2.exe.fv4bpf4.partial

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/16/2016 9:58:06 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2017 8:22:19 AM

Subject:
CN=PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=PlatformFlash (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121AC672D5AB416D17B426FE33CECEB6E62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9821

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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